Turkish hostages freed, jihadists advance in Syria
Forty-nine Turks were freed Saturday more than three months after the Islamic State group kidnapped them in Iraq, as the US sought to strengthen a coalition to defeat the jihadists./ It was not immediately clear what circumstances led to their release, which came as heavy clashes raged in neighbouring Syria between Kurds and the jihadists after they seized dozens of villages in a lightning offensive. NATO member Turkey has so far been reluctant to take part in combat operations against the IS militants, or allow the US-led coalition to use ...
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